Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria

12 N River St, Aurora
(630) 701-2819

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Ja'net Byers

Everything was good!! I did ask for lemons for my water and never received them and u cannot create your own pizza cuz i dont eat pork. So u have to order the different pizza creations on the menu. But the pizza was great, the crust great, fried zucchini and wings and risotto balls was great and everything was fresh.

Mike

Had the pizza and cheese bake app, really good! Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Domenic Certa (Self Achievement Network)

Not really an Italian restaurant, IMO. Overpriced wine, but nice decorations if you like that sort of thing.

Lisa C

We have been to Giardino’s a few times now trying a few different items. We’ve enjoyed a few specials and the Eggplant Parmesan. The one dish I’d stay away from is the Calamari Appetizer. It’s a lifeless amount of food for the price with what felt like only a few pieces.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ginny

This was our first visit to Giardino’s. We liked the atmosphere. The server was welcoming and did a good job. We had the fig, honey and ricotta spread appetizer —it was really good. We had the sausage, onions & peppers appetizer—it was just okay. It had too much polenta & sauce and not enough sausage & onions. My wife had Orecchiette Salsiccia —she thought it was good but it had way too much pesto. The pesto over-powered the dish. I had Orecchiette Alla Diavola —it was pretty boring. I expected it to have more of a creamy sauce and it didn’t. It was like a tomato liquid. I expected it to have crumble sausage—it just had big sausage pieces. We also shared Panzanella salad—it wasn’t bad except the bread should have been toasted more instead of soft. The liquid should have been soaked into the bread more and it wasn’t. We had Tiramisu for dessert and it wasn’t bad. The prices were fair but we expected more in terms of quality food overall. We’d like to give the pizza a try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Daddy Loves Reviews

First thing you notice is how gorgeous the place is!

Lunch pairing is the perfect portion size.

Music is great. We loved it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

t s

Food was pretty good but service was not great. They never took out drink order, took out food order but asked nothing about drinks. Brought out the first appetizer, still no mention of a drink. When the second appetizer was brought out he left it on the edge of the table and walked away. They collected the dishes along with the silverware from the appetizers. So when the main dish was brought out, had no silverware to eat with. Once again we had to wait for someone to walk by to ask for silverware to eat our food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Gerell Lagerloef

Happy to have another decent restaurant in downtown Aurora. Food was good and we had a variety, a pasta bolognese, an excellent salad, chicken piccata, eggplant Parmesan and a broiled whote fish. All were very good and tasty

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrea Clark

Best restaurant I’ve been to in a long time. The food is delicious, atmosphere very pleasant, service outstanding, cocktails awesome. You won’t be disappointed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Deanna Riehecky

We split an appetizer(highly recommend the fig and honey). The entrees are in the 20-30 range but with the appetizer too it cost 30-40 per person. Split appetizer plus entree left both of us just a little over full. Everything is made from scratch with quality ingredients which shows up as excellent tasting, beautiful meals.

Keith Fountain

Went after dinner rush was sat immediately. Server Ally was great. Friendly, upbeat and most importantly aware. Did not need to wait or look for her when I needed to order, to get a drink, a box for leftovers or when I was ready to pay.
Brushetta was amazing!!! Tomatoes literally bursting with flavor!
Chicken piccatta was perfect! Chicken was very flavorful and moist!
Will definitely be back when I'm working in Aurora again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jake Norton

Great option in downtown Aurora!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

MikesLovelylife

We had Rob assist us at the bar top and he was great! My wife and I have been wanting to try this place for awhile and are we glad we did! The food. The ingredients and the people are all worth it. As usual enjoy the pictures! 💜

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Allison Kapitanoff

Am 100% excited about this place. Nice atmosphere and DELICIOUS food. Waitress and chef were super attentive to my heavy allergies/dietary restrictions and I was able to enjoy a tasty and safe meal with my family celebrating my son's graduation. Every single person in our party of 8 cleaned their plate. Pizzas are phenomenal, meatballs were enjoyed, and my husband loved the eggplant parmesan (not soggy!). We devoured three plates of perfectly cooked calamari! Desserts were all delicious as well. I sincerely hope this place makes it and sticks around. We will be back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gene Hillard

Very good food, salads were good but small portion.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

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Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria

12 N River St, Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 701-2819